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0March 9, 2016Productive Home by Erica

The Money Drip Savings Heirarchy

I know this isn’t a financial blog, and this post won’t appeal to all readers, but a big part of running any home – productive or not – is money stuff. So, I wanted to share how Homebrew Husband and I have, over the years, honed a kind of financial hierarchy for our savings goals. We…

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1September 2, 2014Productive Home by Nick

Income Resilience (Surviving A 20% Paycut)

Early last week, late in the afternoon just before I, with my farmer’s hours schedule, was ready to sign off from my day job for Anonymous Giant Corporation, I received an email from my boss. It had all the hallmarks of something sent in haste, in response to someone else’s urgent email, also sent in…

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2May 1, 2014Productive Home by Erica

Dos and Don’ts for Cheapskates

I recently heard about a show called Extreme Cheapskates that sounded like it might be full of interesting money saving tips. I watched a few episodes on Netflix while I was washing dishes. Man, some of the folks profiled on that show aren’t just frugal – they’re nuts! They are stealing from restaurants, embarrassing people,…

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0October 3, 2012Productive Home by Erica

Mini-Money Challenge: Own Your Financial Numbers

As I recall, Oprah, in one of her less-svelte periods, talked about “owning her number.” As in, admitting publicly that she weighed 200 pounds. Owning Your Number is not being scared to really look at your starting point. It’s about getting past denial. I consistently find the philosophical fundamentals of financial fitness and physical fitness are the same. One deals in…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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